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Session 589, Minutes February 1, 1960 Page 2 Councilman Soule pointed out that under subject: BILLS FOR INTRODUCTION, BILL UO. 5800 - CONDEMNING PFgVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PARK, PLAYGROUND Ai~ RECREATIOnaL PURPOSES~ the minutes do not reflect what area is in- volved, and Councilman Soute suggested that this should be set out for the purpose of clarification. Following the first sentence in the first para- graph, a new sentence is to be inserted reading, "The property referred to is a tract of approximately 18 acres located at the southeast corner of Blackberry Avenue and Gay Avenue.:' This was satisfactory to all members of the Council and so was the order. Councilman Baris pointed out that on page 8 of the minutes of the Council meeting of January 25, 1960, second paragraph, there is a reference by Mr. A1 Goldman, who spoke as a representative of the Jewish War Veterans. Councilman Baris said his recollection is that l~r. Goldman also mentioned a vote of their Executive Committee on the question of a referendum on Bill No. 5788 and Councilman Baris suggested that the following sentence be added to the paragraph on page 8 concerning Mr. Goldman's comments: "Mr. Goldman further stated that the Executive Committee of their Post was against the proposal that Bill No. 5788 be submitted to a referendum of the people of the City." Following discussion, it was the concmnsus of the Council that the minutes be amended accordingly. Councilman Soule moved that the minutes of the Council meeting of January 25, 1960, as amended, be approved. Motion seconded by Councilman Stake, and unani- mously carried. C O1,'R~IR~ICATIONS: UNIVERSITY CITY CHAMBER OF COI~'RiERCE: Upon inquiry by Mayor Kaufman whether any cot~nunications had been received, the City Clerk replied affirmatively, and read a communication dated January 27, 1960, from Mrs. Marybe!le Gardiner~ manager of the University City Chamber of Commerce, concerning method of notification by the Chamber of Con~nerce to its members of public hearings held by the City Council of University City. tiP,. E~fER H. GRIMM - TRAFFIC REPORT: The City Clerk read a letter addressed to Councilman Bruce S. Stake, dated January 12, 1960, from Mr. Elmer H. Grirmn, 509 Olive Street, St. Louis, con- cerning a report on traffic prepared by a Council cot~ittee. BILL NO. 5788 - DEFININQ?~i~D ?ROHIBITING DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION: The City Clerk stated that copies of a number of letters received during the past week with reference to Bill No. 5788 (defining and prohibiting discrimina- tory practices in places of public accommodation) had been, or will be, trans- mitted to members of the Council. Mayor Kaufman stated that at the last meeting of the Council, the following statement was made by one of the speakers: "For those of you who may feel that I am utterly wrong in the aspects of the problems I have just mentioned, I would like to mention this: since our first meeting I have had occasion quite accidentally and on an informal basis to discuss this matter with one of the very ministers who appeared here in support of